Whist-counter.



R. B. HUTGHBSON.

4 WHIST COUNTER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED JUNE e, 1910.

1,032,606. lPmentea Ju1y.16,1912.

Jani Z llNl'lFD STATE@ PATENT @FFXCE ROBERT BENNETT' HUTCHESON, OFMONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA.

WHIST-COUNTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT BENNETT HUToHEsoN, of the city of Montreal,in the Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in lVhist-Counters; and l do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention has for its object to provide means for indicating thehonors held, in a hand of whist to enable them to be readily ascertainedat a glance.

The invention may be said to consist of the combination and arrangementof parts hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

For full comprehension, however of my invention reference must be had tothe accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar reference characters indicate the same parts and wherein- Figure1 is a perspective view of my iin-- proved game counter in use; Fig. 2is a side elevation of the counter; Figs. 3 and i are respectively endand plan views of the same; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectionalview taken on line A A Fig. 3.

This invention comprises a resilient clip in the form of an open ring bof steel, bone, or other suitable material of a width and circumferenceto fit comfortably on the thumb or knuckle of a card player, preferablythe thumb of his left hand if he is right handed, as by such arrangementthe counter is more conveniently manipulated and less liable to bedisturbed when the player deals.

Attached to the side of the clip by solder or other means, is a plate chaving thereon five or any desired number of hinged fingers CZ withdisks e at their outer ends such fingers being arranged in a rowlongitudinal of the plate. T his plate may be metal or other material.These lingers are independently hinged in order that either one may bemoved without disturbing the others, and the hinge connectionspreferably consist of a hinge-pin g fixed in bearingsv 7L fastened tothe plate and the ends of the lingers being bent back upon themselves toform loops 7c inclosing and in pivotal relation with the pin while aspring consisting of a bent plate m Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led June 6, 1910.

Patented July 16, 1912.

Serial No. 565,277.

secured at one side to the plate c by solder as at n or any otherpreferred means, eX- tends between the said bearings and beneath thelooped ends of the fingers (Z, upon which latter it bears, thus causingsui'licient' friction between them and the hinge rod to hold the fingersyielding in vertical or horizontal positions as required. The disks care made of, preferably, the same material as the fingers and secured tothe outer ends thereof by solder or any other suitable means or may bemade in one piece therewith. Marked on the faces of these disks are thesymbols A, K, Q, J, and X representing the ace, king, queen, jack, andten spot of a pack of cards. The hinge-pin g is cut away at intervalsalong its length to form shoulders z' against which the looped ends 5 ofthe fingers d bear, thus preventing the lateral displacement of thengers.

lhen the player discards an honor heturns down the disk bearing thesymbol representing such honor so that at the end of the hand it can bereadily ascertained to whose credit the honors are to be scored. Thescore is apparent owing to the fact that the disks, when pulled down lieface upward, displaying their respective symbols.

Although l have described my invention as relating to the game ofwhistit may be advantageously applied to other games without departingfrom the spirit of my invention, and may also be used as an advertisingmedium, the advertisement being placed on the ring or elsewhere.

That I claim is as follows 1. A game counter consisting of a ringadapted to be worn on the thumb or finger of a player; a metal platesecured to the ring; a hinge pin carried by the plate and out away atintervals to form shoulders; a series of fingers rotatively mounted uponthc cut away portions of the hinge pin; disks carried by the lingers;and a bow spring bearing between the plate and the hinged ends of thelingers to hold the latter yieldingly in any desired position.

Q. A game counter consisting of a ring adapted to be worn on the thumbor linger of a player; a metal plate secured to the ring; a hinge pincarried by the plate and cut away at intervals to form shoulders; a

series of fingers rotatively mounted upon the Cut away portions of thehinge pin; disks carried by the fingers; and a bon7 spring bearing atits ends upon the plate and having its intermediate portion bearingyieldingly against and curved to fit the hinged ends of the saidfingers.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

ROBERT BENNETT HUTHESON.

Vitnesses:

A. HOLDEN, F. BANKLER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

